Dr. Dirk Nelson is here to speak about some recording-garbled topic. But it *will* require participation! I can hear that much. Also he mispronounced "onomotopoeia". I think he threw in an extra syllable in there somewhere. Let's check the dictionary; I'm not sure I spelled it correctly. Drat. One letter wrong. "onomatopoeia". And then he goes onto the mesomorph, endomorph, ectomorph thing. Interesting. I wonder where he's going. Thank you, LeTourneau chapel mandates! I get to enjoy a mystery!
I don't think I'm going to make the required number of chapels, here. I'm going to have to fast forward this thing.
I wonder -- is that "cheating"? If it is, then there is something terribly, terribly wrong with this policy. The requirement of one's time? Not one's attention, but only time? Of course, I suppose that's the same thing it amounts to if/when one attends chapel but does homework there.
The best way to learn something is to teach. I suppose so. I'd rather say that teaching requires a thorough understanding, and so it's a good test of whether one has learned. Perhaps it is the threat of such a test that motivates one to learn. Or we could be talking about something else entirely, here. It's hard to tell.
Dr. Nelson likes to tell stories. I get the feeling that this is a very low information density message. It's a good thing I've been filling it up with semi-interesting garbage. At least whoever reads this will get different filler than they got when they actually attended the chapel.
Assuming I manage to observe any purpose to this message, which would require A) I happen to sample as part of my fast-forwarding sometime he is actually saying something purposeful, B) the recording is comprehensible at that point, and C) he actually have a point, which, I suppose is a valid concern, since this is a "chapel" at LeTourneau, where one is given "chapel" credit for going to a concert or basketball game.
I am forced to assume that he is talking about different people, and how they interact in different ways. People need to understand each other better. Then they can not only perform useful cooperative functions, but they can also communicate. And communication is what God is all about. Communication, relationships... that's what the Gospel is.
And two out of three ain't bad.